Friday, December 30, 2011

Video of the Day - Hettes v. Haas

Here is Jim "The Kid" Hettes fighting Jay Haas at NMMA - Cage Fight 2, which took place on 11/27/09 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Hettes (9-0) won his UFC debut with a second round submission of Alex Caceres. Hettes strung together several submission attempts throughout the fight. Hettes returns to fight Nam Phan tonight at UFC 141.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Video of the Day - Overeem v. Aerts

Here is the finale of the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix featuring Alistair Overeem against Peter Aerts.

Overeem will fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 on December 30th with the winner getting a title shot against Junior Dos Santos.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Video of the Day - Jenkins v. Williams

Here is Jesse "Bubba" Jenkins fighting Joshua Williams at Tachi Palace Fights 11, which took place on 12/2/11. This was the MMA debut of Jenkins, the 2011 NCAA champion.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

What Was Wrong With UFC on Fox 1?

The problem with UFC on Fox 1 wasn't the Junior Dos Santos versus Cain Velasquez fight. The knockout was awesome. The problem was the mindless chatter and commercials over the other 58 minutes of the night.

The ratings tell you that plenty of people were flipping back and forth waiting for the fight to start. Most sources report around 5 million viewers during the off time, and 8 or so million for the fight.

Mindless chatter doesn't sell the sport of MMA. Exciting fights sell the sport. The UFC easily could have put both the Damarques Johnson's KO and Dustin Poirer's submission on the broadcast. Or they could have put on a highlight reel of the Ben Henderson versus Clay Guida fight. Casual fans aren't watching fights streaming on Facebook. Many are watching at the bar or a friends house.

One of the biggest problems with Elite XC's broadcasts on CBS were the long breaks in action following a quick finish. They would opt for cliched fighter interviews and Mauro Ranallo blabbering, rather than showing an exciting undercard fight on delay.

UFC on Fox 2 will take place January 28, 2012, at the United Center in Chicago. The broadcast time is rumored to be two hours. Hopefully, the UFC makes sure at least five fights are aired and the mindless chatter is eliminated. Fights sell the sport.
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